The Plague

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The Plague of Athens was a disease caused by Yersinia pestis that killed one-quarter of Athenian troops in 430 BC.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In a period of disease and lockdowns lasting for weeks, booksellers report the seeming irony that Albert Camus’ The Plague and Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude have seen renewed demand.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2020

It's perhaps no surprise that during lockdown, films about fictional viruses like Contagion and novels like Albert Camus' The Plague have become more popular, as people try to get their heads around the current situation.

From BBC • May 23, 2020

But Camus’s The Plague had gone the way of dried pasta and toilet roll; there was just a desolate gap on the shelves where the copies had once been.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2020

Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way!

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio